CVE-2026-18608Data-science-pipelines-operator: dspo: operator clusterrole grants pods/exec:*, kubeflow.org */*, and clusterrole/binding crud cluster-wide
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A flaw was found in the Data Science Pipelines Operator (DSPO). The operator's ClusterRole, which defines its permissions, includes extensive privileges beyond what is necessary for its operation. These excessive permissions, such as the ability to execute commands within pods and manage cluster-wide roles, could be exploited. If the DSPO pod were compromised, an attacker could leverage these privileges to gain full administrative control over the entire Kubernetes cluster.
- CVSS
- 8.7 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-250
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- redhat
- NVD analysis
- Awaiting Analysis
- Record last updated
- Sep 21, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25 redhat:openshift_ai | from 1785189332 not affected | CNA record |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53261vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53262vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53263vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60367vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60520vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:65126vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-18608vdb-entry, x-refsource-redhat
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2510296issue-tracking, x-refsource-redhat
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